Cranberry punch "Santa Claus"

Ingredients:

• 6 cups lemon-lime sparkling water, such as 7UP (1.5 L)
• 2 tbsp. cranberry juice (0.5 l)
• 1 lime, cut into 4 pieces
• Whipped cream for topping
• 4 maraschino cherries
• Powdered sugar for dusting, optional
• Special equipment: Glue gun and glue sticks; black and white felt; ruler, scissors, 4 1/2-gallon Mason jars, 4 paper straws

Preparation:

1. Heat up the glue gun.
2. To make Santa's belt, cut four 1.5 x 7.5-inch strips of black felt and round one end of each. To make the belt buckles, cut four 1.7-inch squares from aluminum foil. Cut two slits on both sides of each square. Thread the rounded edge of a felt strip through the slits in one foil square, leaving a slight overhang. Wrap the felt belt around the middle of a 16-ounce mason jar and attach it to the other end with a hot glue gun. Repeat with the remaining three felt strips, foil squares, and mason jars.
3. To make Santa's face, use the attached templates and cut out 4 beards and 4 pairs of mustaches from white felt. Alternatively, cut out 4 teardrop shapes from white felt, each 9 cm wide and 12 cm high. Cut a 7 cm diameter hole at the end of each teardrop, leaving a narrow strip at the edge. Cut out four pairs of Santa's mustaches, each 11 cm wide. Glue the mustaches to the top of the beard. Set aside.
   
   
   Beard and Mustache Pattern: fnk_santa-claus-punch_template.pdf [417.51 ​​Kb] (downloads: 17)
4. Pour 1.5 cups of lemon soda and 0.5 cups of cranberry juice into each decorated jar. Then squeeze the juice of a quarter of a lime into each jar. Place a beard around the neck of each jar. Top each drink with whipped cream and a cherry. Insert a straw and sprinkle with powdered sugar snow, if desired.